Dems hold 900,000 lead in registered voters in Ohio right now per MSNBC.

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You know that means the pubs will engage in voter caging.

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1. Still, if Dems get out the vote in huge numbers...

...they historically win. With this number of registered voters above the opponent, getting out the vote is crucial. They can't cage them all, so the more Dems that vote for Obama, the harder it is to steal the election.

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2. No voter caging in Ohio this year ... Sec. of State Jennifer Brunner

An e-mail I got from her after I asked about caging.

Hi xxxx,

Hope you are well. Of course I remember you. We just issued a directive yesterday that is designed to combat the harmful effects of the legislation (which, by the way, sunsets at the end of this year), that requires the nonforwardable mailing of the 60-day notice. The directive prohibits the cancellation of voter registrations on the sole basis of a returned 60-day notice and requires a hearing to be held before the election. I will be asking the legislature to make changes to this law. Here’s the directive, though. Take care.

Jennifer

Her order


WWW.SOS.STATE.OH.US DIRECTIVE 2008-79 September 5, 2008 TO: ALL COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS RE: Required Procedures in Administering Voter Challenge Statutes, R.C. 3503.24 and 3505·19 The intent of this directive is to prescribe procedures that will limit boards of elections' potential exposure to significant awards of damages and attorneys' fees in suits brought by Ohio voters whose voter registrations have been canceled based on application of Ohio's voter challenge statutes in a manner that conflicts with federal statutory and constitutional law. The Secretary of State issues this directive to harmonize the provisions of R.C. 3503.24 and 3505.19 with the National Voter Registration Act ("NVRA") and the United States Constitution to ensure that boards of elections do not unconstitutionally cancel a voter's registration without the due process guarantees in the United States Constitution and federal law. The office of the Secretary of State has concluded, based on comprehensive legal research and analysis of Ohio's voter challenge statutes and controlling federal law, that R.C. 3503.24 and 3505.19, if applied in conflict with requirements of federal law, ,,;11 place boards of elections in a legally vulnerable position. The Ohio challenge statutes authorize, under certain circumstances, the cancellation of an Ohioan's voter registration without first providing the voter due process protections of adequate notice and opportunity to demonstrate that the challenge to his or her status as a qualified registered elector should be denied, and that his or her registration should not be canceled. The procedures established in this directive include the requirement that, where a challenge is submitted pursuant to R.C. 3503,24 and 3505.19 asserting that a registered elector is not qualified to vote, a hearing must be held before the next election as a requisite for the board canceling the challenged voter's registration, which may l'eslLit in disenfranchisement ofthat votel' fOI' that election. This directive will: • Provide procedures for boards of elections to follow in administering voter challenges prior to Election Day to ensure that boards do not unconstitutionally deprive a voter of his or her constitutional rights and to avoid costly litigation. • Explain the current status of Ohio law regarding voter challenges before Election Day. • Explain how certain prov;sions in Ohio law may conOict with federal law and the United States Constitution regarding canceling a voter's registration \\;thout due process based on a voter challenge before Election Day.